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ABBOTT v. U.S.

Nos. 09-479, 09-7073.

131 S.Ct. 18 (2010)

562 U.S. 8

Kevin ABBOTT, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Carlos Rashad Gould, Petitioner, v. United States.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Horan, appointed by this Court, for Petitioner in No. 09-7073.

James E. Ryan, for Petitioner in No. 09-479.

Roy W. McLeese, for Respondent.

Elizabeth K. Ainslie, Joseph J. Anclien, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Mark T. Stancil, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, DC, David T. Goldberg, Donahue & Goldberg, LLP, New York, NY, John P. Elwood, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC, James E. Ryan, Daniel R. Ortiz, George A. Rutherglen, Charlottesville, VA, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, David A. O'Neil, Assistant to the Solicitor General, John M. Pellettieri, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Gregory A. Castanias, Jones Day, Washington, DC, David L. Horan, David J. Schenck, Paul F. Theiss, Jones Day, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.

Justice KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases.

As one of several measures to punish gun possession by persons engaged in crime, Congress made it a discrete offense to use, carry, or possess a deadly weapon in connection with "any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime." 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). The minimum prison term for the offense described in § 924(c) is five years, § 924(c)(1)(A)(i), in addition to "any other term...

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